p38 diesel steering wheel lock

dubbleRR

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• Nov 26, 2019

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Hi does anyone know if the steering lock on the p38 ,is electric and controlled by a fuse .The reason i ask is mines stopped locking ,Key goes in and it turns n starts but pull out the key and no click from steering lock ....Cheers ,,RR

 

Datatek

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• Nov 26, 2019

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dubbleRR said:

Hi does anyone know if the steering lock on the p38 ,is electric and controlled by a fuse .The reason i ask is mines stopped locking ,Key goes in and it turns n starts but pull out the key and no click from steering lock ....Cheers ,,RR

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It's mechanical. Get some Graphite powder to lubricate it.

 

brianp38dse

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• Nov 26, 2019

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Spray some electrical contact cleaner in there and wiggle the key about a bit let dry then some graphite powder as Datatek mentioned and jobs a goodun.

do not use wd40 as a lot do it gums it up

 

dubbleRR

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• Nov 26, 2019

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Thanks , for that ,in Britain the lock is part o the M.O.T ...Least i know it wont lock up when driving ,thanks again I will give That a ago .....RR

 

brianp38dse

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• Nov 26, 2019

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It can also not help with battery drain as it thinks the ignition key is still in.

 

Datatek

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• Nov 27, 2019

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brianp38dse said:

It can also not help with battery drain as it thinks the ignition key is still in.

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The ignition key in switch is operated by the plastic shutter at the key entry point and has no connection to the operation of the steering lock. A stuck steering lock on it's own will not cause battery drain.

 

dubbleRR

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• Nov 27, 2019

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Hi again ,steering locks working again (in a fashon) If when i take the key out the middle metal bit supposed to pop out ,and the lock goes on ,mine sticks ,but if i push it wi me finger ,out it pops ..gave it a good spray wi contact cleaner ,now just waiting for graphite dry oil stuff to turn up ...so if yer locks sticking ,poke it wi yer finger,,,cheers ...RR

 

Dopey

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• Nov 27, 2019

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Mine did the same as yours, and used the finger trick, I was told to use graphite, about 3 years ago, its been fine since